Author: James Benjamin

The story:In 1983, Carlos Mauricio, a professor at the University of El Salvador, was abducted from his classroom by individuals dressed in civilian clothes who forced him into an unmarked vehicle. Mauricio was detained at...

One more just to drive the point across:

Check this latest diary by Valtin, who’s been doing some enormously important digging into the history of psychology’s involvement in the development of modern methods of torture. I’ll provide a lengthy teaser,...

A blast from the past, as a friendly reminder. This is a repost from three years ago at about this time. Rings every bit as true this year as it did last two years (note that I made a couple minor changes – Sept. 11th is...

This solo album by Gylan Kain, one of the original Last Poets — before the group recorded for Douglas Records — is a study in angry poetics, performance art, and killer presentation. Recorded and issued in the early...